Panchang · South Africa
On Friday, 13 November 2026 in Durban, South Africa, the Sun rises at 04:53 AM and sets at 06:28 PM. The tithi at sunrise is Shukla Chaturthi, until 05:13 PM; the nakshatra is Mula until 01:47 PM, the yoga Dhriti and the karana Vishti. Rahu Kaal is 09:59 AM to 11:40 AM and Abhijit Muhurat 11:13 AM to 12:07 PM. Observed on this day: Vinayaka Chaturthi.
Each lasts until the time shown, then the next one begins. The bar shows how much of it had passed at sunrise.
Plan your day
Calculated from sunrise and sunset at this place.
For starting something new.
Routine work is fine.
For Vrishabha (Taurus) Moon sign, 10:49 AM, Nov 12 to 11:41 PM, Nov 14: the Moon is in their 8th sign.See it for your own chart →
Travel west is traditionally avoided on Fridays. Customs and remedies vary by region.
03:55 AM to 05:13 PM: avoided for auspicious work.
Gandmool (Mula) 10:49 AM, Nov 12 to 01:47 PM
From classical muhurta rules for today's nakshatra, tithi, yoga and weekday, with the best window from today's timings. General guidance, not personalised.
Wait until Chaturthi ends at 05:13 PM: hold new starts and important pitches.
Mula is a Tikshna (sharp) nakshatra, traditionally avoided for new work, applications and meetings; Chaturthi is a Rikta tithi, avoided for new starts; Vishti (Bhadra) karana is running at sunrise.
Wait until Chaturthi ends at 05:13 PM: delay loans and big investments.
Mula is a Tikshna (sharp) nakshatra, traditionally avoided for purchases and investments; Chaturthi is a Rikta tithi, avoided for new starts; Vishti (Bhadra) karana is running at sunrise; Friday is the Venus's day, linked with buying clothes, jewellery and vehicles.
Postpone non-essential journeys if you can.
Mula is a Tikshna (sharp) nakshatra, traditionally avoided for journeys; Chaturthi is a Rikta tithi, avoided for new starts; Vishti (Bhadra) karana is running at sunrise; Disha Shool today is west: travel that way is traditionally avoided.
Wait until Chaturthi ends at 05:13 PM: take it easy; avoid starting new treatment.
Mula is a Tikshna (sharp) nakshatra, traditionally avoided for starting treatment or a new routine; Chaturthi is a Rikta tithi, avoided for new starts until 05:13 PM.
Wait until Chaturthi ends at 05:13 PM: avoid arguments and big conversations.
Mula is a Tikshna (sharp) nakshatra, traditionally avoided for friendship, marriage talks and gatherings; Chaturthi is a Rikta tithi, avoided for new starts until 05:13 PM; Friday is the Venus's day, linked with romance, art and gifts.
Good for prayer, fasting and charity.
Mula is a Tikshna (sharp) nakshatra, which favours prayer, vows and charity; Panchami is traditionally a day for fasting, prayer and charity from 05:13 PM.
Traditions differ by region and family; for an important start, check the Muhurat for your own chart.
Day and night each split into eight parts. Amrit, Shubh and Labh are good; Rog, Kaal and Udveg are avoided; Chal is neutral and suits travel.
Day and night each split into twelve planetary hours, starting with the weekday's lord at sunrise.
| # | Planet | From | To | Good for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Venus | 04:53 AM | 06:01 AM | Art, romance, purchases |
| 2 | Mercury | 06:01 AM | 07:09 AM | Study, trade, writing |
| 3 | Moon | 07:09 AM | 08:17 AM | Travel, family, public dealings |
| 4 | Saturn | 08:17 AM | 09:25 AM | Steady labour; avoid new starts |
| 5 | Jupiter | 09:25 AM | 10:32 AM | Learning, ceremonies, advice |
| 6 | Mars | 10:32 AM | 11:40 AM | Courage, property, sport |
| 7 | Sun | 11:40 AM | 12:48 PM | Government, authority, health |
| 8 | Venus | 12:48 PM | 01:56 PM | Art, romance, purchases |
| 9 | Mercury | 01:56 PM | 03:04 PM | Study, trade, writing |
| 10 | Moon | 03:04 PM | 04:12 PM | Travel, family, public dealings |
| 11 | Saturn | 04:12 PM | 05:20 PM | Steady labour; avoid new starts |
| 12 | Jupiter | 05:20 PM | 06:28 PM | Learning, ceremonies, advice |
| # | Planet | From | To | Good for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Mars | 06:28 PM | 07:20 PM | Courage, property, sport |
| 14 | Sun | 07:20 PM | 08:12 PM | Government, authority, health |
| 15 | Venus | 08:12 PM | 09:04 PM | Art, romance, purchases |
| 16 | Mercury | 09:04 PM | 09:56 PM | Study, trade, writing |
| 17 | Moon | 09:56 PM | 10:48 PM | Travel, family, public dealings |
| 18 | Saturn | 10:48 PM | 11:40 PM | Steady labour; avoid new starts |
| 19 | Jupiter | 11:40 PM | 12:32 AM | Learning, ceremonies, advice |
| 20 | Mars | 12:32 AM | 01:24 AM | Courage, property, sport |
| 21 | Sun | 01:24 AM | 02:16 AM | Government, authority, health |
| 22 | Venus | 02:16 AM | 03:08 AM | Art, romance, purchases |
| 23 | Mercury | 03:08 AM | 04:01 AM | Study, trade, writing |
| 24 | Moon | 04:01 AM | 04:53 AM | Travel, family, public dealings |
Purnimanta month convention for Durban, eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, 4057, South Africa. The Hindu day runs sunrise to sunrise, so a Tithi or Nakshatra ending “after midnight” still belongs to this day. Sidereal positions use the Lahiri ayanamsa; other almanacs can differ by a few minutes. Methodology
✦ festival · • vrat · each day opens its own Durban page
City data © GeoNames. Times for Durban, South Africa, in Africa/Johannesburg.
Rahu Kaal, Abhijit Muhurat, Choghadiya and Hora are fractions of the local day, so they move with sunrise and sunset. Durban sits at 29.86°S, 31.03°E, 21 m above sea level, in the Africa/Johannesburg time zone.
Tithi and Nakshatra end at the same instant everywhere, but the local clock time differs, and the Tithi at Durban's own sunrise decides which date a festival or vrat falls on here.
Shukla Chaturthi is the tithi at sunrise (04:53 AM) in Durban and lasts until 05:13 PM. The tithi at sunrise names the day.
Mula (pada 3), until 01:47 PM.
Sunrise is at 04:53 AM and sunset at 06:28 PM, local time, for Durban's own coordinates.
09:59 AM to 11:40 AM. Rahu Kaal is one-eighth of the daytime, so it moves with Durban's sunrise and sunset.
11:13 AM to 12:07 PM: the eighth of fifteen daytime muhurtas, around local noon, auspicious for most beginnings.
03:30 AM to 04:11 AM: the 14th of the night's 15 muhurtas, ending one muhurta (about 48 minutes) before sunrise, traditionally kept for prayer and study.
The Moon rises at 07:43 AM and sets at 10:18 PM.
Vinayaka Chaturthi, by Durban's sunrise and moonrise.
Wait until Chaturthi ends at 05:13 PM: hold new starts and important pitches. Avoid Rahu Kaal, 09:59 AM to 11:40 AM.
People with Vrishabha (Taurus) Moon sign, 10:49 AM, Nov 12 to 11:41 PM, Nov 14: the Moon is in their 8th sign.
A Panchang is the Hindu almanac. For each day it gives five details (panch anga, "five parts"): Tithi (lunar day), Vara (weekday), Nakshatra (the Moon's lunar mansion), Yoga (a Sun–Moon combination) and Karana (half a Tithi), along with sunrise-based timings used to choose a Muhurat.
Rahu Kaal is one-eighth of the daytime (sunrise to sunset), assigned to Rahu by weekday. Traditionally people avoid starting new ventures, signing agreements or beginning journeys in it. Because it depends on local sunrise and sunset, it differs from city to city and day to day.
A Tithi is the time the Moon takes to gain 12° on the Sun, so it can end at any hour. By convention the Tithi prevailing at sunrise names the day, which is why a festival can fall on a different civil date in different places.
